LOGISTICS
UPDATE
APPOINTMENTS
As part of a strengthening of its team in Shanghai,
the Shanghai Renaissance International Transportation
Company (RENSHA) – which is part of the Hong Kong-based
U-Freight Group – has promoted Lily Tao to Vice General
Manager.
KEEPING AGILE
Agility Spain has moved into a
state-of-the-art, 11,000 square metre
warehouse and offi ce facility at ZAL
Port (Prat) in the Port of Barcelona.
The facility was built by CILSA,
the company that manages Port
of Barcelona’s Logistics Zone,
and is part of more than 270,000
square metres of projects under
development by CILSA.
The new Agility Spain warehouse
is equipped with state-of-the-art
technology for logistics. Construction
followed the strictest criteria for
energy effi ciency and sustainability,
with a goal of receiving LEED Gold
certifi cation from the US Green
Building Council. The offi ce block has
been adapted to allow full access for
the disabled.
Features of the warehouse
include a free height of 11 metres in
the storage area and a deck roof built
on site. The plot is equipped with 56
private parking spaces distributed
in two areas and 25 loading gates
with automatic sectional doors and
external shelters.
This new building addresses
the current needs and planned
growth of Agility Spain, which offers
a complete range of logistics, multimodal
transport and distribution
services for industrial, service and
retail companies operating in the
country. The company operates
25,000 square metres of space in
Spain for storage and distribution
with fl exible designs that improve
the level of service and reduce costs
for customers.
Accreditation for
Conroute Logistics
Six years after Conroute Air & Sea,
the exclusive Swedish partner of the
U-Freight Group, was certifi ed by the
Swedish Customs authority as an Authorised
Economic Operator, its sister company
Conroute Logistics has achieved its own
AEO-F accreditation.
Eva Westling, Branch Manager at
Stockholm-Arlanda, who played a key role
in Conroute Logistics’ accreditation process,
commented: “We will see tangible benefi ts of
AEO accreditation, including fewer physical
and documentary examinations of cargo,
priority use of non-intrusive inspection
techniques when examination is required,
priority processing by Customs whenever
security is heightened and Preferred Trader
eligibility.”
Simon Wong, CEO of UFL added: “For
UFL, supply chain security remains a number
one priority, both for our own subsidiaries
and for our exclusive partner network
around the world. Authorised economic
operators in the EU, such as our Dutch
subsidiary, and Swedish, Spanish and German
partners, will receive benefi ts when trading
internationally.”
The AEO scheme is one of a series of
measures being co-ordinated by the World
Customs Organisation as part of a multilayered
approach to facilitating trade whilst
making supply chains more secure and
controlled.
In adopting the AEO regime, the EU is
aligning with similar measures introduced by
other countries, including the US and Japan.
The scheme provides legitimate businesses
with a quality mark, which will demonstrate
that their internal controls, staff training and
procedures are effective and compliant.
Left to right: Johan Hagman, Financial Director and Joakim Hagman, Sales Director of the Conroute Group
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